>A promising medical student died by suicide a day after he was suspended by his university following an allegation he behaved inappropriately towards a student
>Vaibhav Duggal, 24, took his own life wearing his white doctor's coat on July 29, 2025, just hours after the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso launched an investigation into the complaint.
>The third year medical student was accused of asking a female OBGYN patient inappropriate questions about her relationship status and briefly following her on social media, according to a lawsuit filed by his parents and obtained by the Daily Mail.
>The filing claims that Duggal asked pertinent questions for a sexual health screening and swapped his social media information with the patient as she was also a medical professional.
>He then blocked the woman from Instagram after realizing he had possibly crossed a professional boundary, the lawsuit alleges.
>However, the patient lodged a complaint with the university and he was swiftly removed from his clinical duties pending an investigation, according to the complaint.
>Duggal met with the school's Associate Dean of Medical Education Dr Martins on July 28, 2025, who sent an email at 11.36pm informing him he was facing possible dismissal, per the filings.
>He left a note behind for his parents. "I have failed you, I have failed in being a good son," the note read. "I am facing dismissal from school due to a lapse in professionalism and simply cannot bear the shame
